About David Tanis

David Tanis

Six months out of the year, David Tanis is the head chef at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, CA, where he’s worked since the 1980s to help define the restaurant’s wildly influential style. The other half of the year Tanis lives in Paris, hosting dinner parties in his six-by-ten-foot galley kitchen with its rickety stove, teensy sink, virtually nonexistent counter space, and a mere half dozen well-used pots and pans. Tanis has been featured in the New York Times, Gourmet, and Saveur, among others, and is the author of Heart of the Artichoke, which was nominated for a James Beard Award, and A Platter of Figs, which was chosen as one of the 50 best cookbooks of all time by the UK's Observer.

Peppery Chicken Wings Recipe

Peppery Chicken Wings

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The intensity of the classic buffalo wing is tempered here, usurped by a deliciously, defiantly untraditional blend of beguiling spices.

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  • 15 M
  • 2 H, 15 M
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Spaghetti with Bread Crumb Recipe

Spaghetti with Bread Crumb

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Bet you’ve already got everything you need for this frugal pantry pasta. All you need now is 15 minutes to pull it together.

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  • 10 M
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  • 12
Peppery Duck Breast Recipe

Seared Duck Breast

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An elegant and easy riff on steak au poivre, made not with beef but duck breast cooked to a rosy medium-rare.

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  • 30 M
  • 1 H, 40 M
  • 4
Chilaquiles Recipe

Chilaquiles

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Essentially eggs scrambled with chips and salsa, chilaquiles is equally enticing in the a.m. as the p.m., with a cup of hot joe or a bottle of cold cerveza.

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  • 25 M
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  • 23
Spring Lamb with Rosemary Recipe

Spring Lamb with Rosemary

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The perfect dish to usher in warm weather. Nothing but rosemary, garlic, salt, pepper, and a tour of duty in the oven.

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  • 15 M
  • 1 H, 45 M
  • 4
Fork-Mashed Potatoes

Fork-Mashed Potatoes

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These fork-mashed spuds are indulgence defined with their easy execution, deceptively rich taste, and lack of bowls and beaters to clean.

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  • 10 M
  • 30 M
  • 11
Roasted and Braised Turkey Recipe

Roasted and Braised Turkey

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Tender braised dark meat, moist roasted white meat, and skin so crisp you could weep. The best of all parts of the bird, minus the traditional hand-wringing.

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